November 2014
Freight forwarder Damco has launched what it says is the world’s first dedicated global news portal for supply chain professionals working in the retail industry. RetailLogistics.guru aims to provide quick and easy access to the most recent and most relevant articles on the web that relate to retail logistics. The free-of-charge service is available to Damco customers, but also all who work in the world of retail logistics.
www.retaillogistics.guru
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IAG Cargo has launched EuroConnector, which it describes as a simple, cost effective and time-definite option for freight into, around and out of Europe. Launched in time for the Christmas peak, the service will primarily be aimed at forwarders that currently rely on trucking in Europe.
IAG is offering a simple ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has revealed the finalists of the 26th BIFA Freight Service Awards. The winners will be revealed at a luncheon to on Thursday 22 January 2015 at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, EC1. Tickets are available from the BIFA Awards website: www.bifa.org/awards
BIFA director general Robert ...
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DFDS closed its twice-weekly ro ro freight service between Tilbury and Gothenburg on 30 October. In a statement on its website, the Danish owned operator said the decision was due to the expiry if an agreement with Stora Ensoto move paper products from Sweden to Tilbury.
The move follows closure of ...
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Logistics specialist John G Russell and Eurotunnel's GB Railfreight and Europorte France subsidiaries are cooperating on a new container service between Lille and Barking via the Tunnel and the high speed line. The three partners ran their first service on 3 November between Lille's Dourges terminal to Russell's Barking site ...
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Specialist overdimensional logistics network, the Project Professionals Group, has appointed SeaGold Shipping Line as its new member for Nigeria. PPG general manager Kevin Stephens said SeaGold Shipping Line Limited was an international shipping line with offices in Nigeria and Houston and representatives in the UK.
Registrations are now open for the ...
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DFDS Seaways, the Scottish Government and Forth Ports have signed a memorandum of understanding to continue the Rosyth-Zeebrugge freight ro ro service – the only link of its kind between Scotland and Continental Europe - under the management of DFDS Seaways.
The service will continue to offer three departures in each ...
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UK and Europe to Baltic freight ro ro and logistics operator Mann Lines has signed a cooperation deal with ferry operator Stena Lines. Stena RoRo will also charter the ro ro vessel Stena Foreteller to Mann Lines from January 2015.
Mann Lines currently offers a liner ro ro service between Harwich, ...
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Freightliner has completed an order for 64 twin-platform Ecofret container wagons from VTG Rail UK. The Ecofret wagons, used together with the existing 60ft wagon fleet, provide a better 40ft/20ft mix and longer trains, virtually elimating the wasteful 20ft gaps common on traditional intermodal trains.
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UK-based NVOCC Cardinal Maritime has opened a training academy to foster talent in the industry. The Cardinal Academy focuses not only on the training and development of its staff but also those of its clients, running regular courses on topics such as Incoterms, either at its head office in Manchester ...
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